Minneapolis School
Franklin H. Gates
Minneapolis, b. 1888
GATES, Franklin H. Born 1888 Minneapolis, Minnesota, Worked circa. 1940 Monteclair, New Jersey USA. Self-taught. Personal models using American and tropical woods with golden-brown oil varnish. — John Dilworth
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GATES, Franklin H. Born 1888 Minneapolis, Minnesota, Worked circa. 1940 Monteclair, New Jersey USA. Self-taught. Personal models using American and tropical woods with golden-brown oil varnish.
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